My sister was in a lesbian relationship for the past few years. She "surrogated" for her own daughter. Now that she's left the relationship and come back to our neck of the woods due to her partner being controlling and manipulative dies from lack of surprise there's an understanding that the other woman still has a connection with my niece that's not so easily severed. It's all a mess and I hate everything about it. Especially since nobody can tell her "I told you so" without getting snapped at.
The only heterosexual couple allowed will be the Metallikats. And their mobster bickering will be changed to Mac being physically abusive to Molly instead of either of them going berserk if their counterpart is taken down. Because real couples never argue and still love each other.
Swat Kats already had two strong female characters in the main heroes' love interests. Callie was the mayor in all but name, and Felina was an Enforcer who could keep up with the Turbo Kat. Not to mention the female villains like Molly Manx and Turmoil.
But of course none of that counts because they all were either in or interested in relationships with men.
It speaks to their inability to separate fiction from reality. They can't comprehend someone doing anything in an imaginary context without actually wanting to do that thing for real.
My grandparents are really into the idea that we're in the End Times. I'm not convinced that we're in THE End Times, but rather in A End Times. History is cyclical, with rising and falling empires. I'll bet people thought that the world was ending when Rome fell too. We're on the precipice of a major fall, but that doesn't mean that the entire world is ending just yet.
I mean, have you SEEN the state of /v/?
There's a thirty year old episode of Adventures in Odyssey where a teacher was trying to get age-inappropriate books out of the school library and another teacher tries to smear her as a censorious busybody. It blows my mind that this nonsense has been around for this long with no real change
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... Shapiro does realize he's put himself as opposition to God in this scenario, correct?
The thing is, a lot of those guys look goofy. How do you make a goofy, comic relief woman without getting complaints?
Unless your name is Gamefreak, in which case you produce completely inexcusable pieces of trash and still sell millions.
What are you talking about? The last two Zelda games were massive departures from the original formula, to the point that people are afraid we'll never get another Ocarina/LTTP styled Zelda again due to their success.
Gunstar Heroes and Batman and Robin for the Genesis are peak co-op shooters.
"Joke's on them. I was only pretending to be retarded."
Could you get them to make the next Paper Mario go back to the style of 64 and TTYD while you're at it?
I eagerly await the Internet Historian video on this.
I just want more Megaman.... 11 sold very well for a budget title, so why can't we finally have X9, or 12?
I'm looking at the color palette and all I can see in the middle is Pepe.
To quote a Skeletor meme: "A fine is just the fee it costs to commit a crime."
Of course, it helps when you get the employee discount.
I have a Switch for Nintendo exclusives and portability. Everything else goes on PC.
I just don't think tattoos are appealing. They're literally self-inflicted scars and they mar natural beauty.
Even then, I think there's something to making light of such imagery so it doesn't control us. A Skeleton is a fairly morbid thing, when you really think about what it is. But nowadays, we associate them with goofy monsters and cartoony rattling. It takes some of the bite out of mortality and helps you relax.
That's not to say that you should treat darkness and evil like a toy, but a designated time of year to think about spooky things and defang them seems like a healthy thing overall. Especially going into the winter months when life was at it's most dangerous back in the day.
When I was growing up, there was some kerfuffle over it, the same way some tried to make a big deal out of DnD and Pokemon cards. Of course, it tended to vary from family to family. My pastoral family just saw it as a chance to make fun costumes and get candy.
Honestly, just like the other examples, I think it was mostly busybodies throwing their weight around for the thrill of authority. Same thing we're seeing now with the Left, just attuned to the culture of the day.
Gravity Circuit: A Megaman X/Zero like with a heavy focus on melee combat and on-the-fly kit customization. It has fun characters, very stylish animations and a solid underlying aesthetic. A little short, with only 12 stages (Intro, eight bosses, three "Wily Fortress" levels) but clearly intended for repeat playthroughs, experimenting with the different chips and Burst Skills.
The Messenger/Sea of Stars: The Messenger starts out as a Ninja Gaiden styled, 8-bit platformer with a sense of humor and worldbuilding. Then, midway through, you get a plot twist that turns everything on its head and completely re-structures the game, while still building on the skills you developed on the way. Sea of Stars is a RPG with gorgeous pixel art and music, that takes heavy inspiration from Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG, with things like Action Commands and combo attacks. Just like The Messenger, it's got very solid world-building and humor. Mainly because they're set in the same universe, set eons apart. And playing one after the other will have you recognize places, characters, and musical cues in really satisfying ways.
If Santa, the magical gift giver, existed for real, he'd probably give gifts to the people who hold onto their belief, regardless of age. After all, it's in his best interest to maintain the Christmas Spirit, as it's also his power supply. The problem, like with real life, is people would get jaded by the darkness of the world, and find ways to rationalize his gifts away, or secure themselves so tightly that he couldn't get in to deliver them.